Famous writer, John McGahern lived, wrote and farmed here for the last 30 years of his life. Much of the inspiration for Amongst Women, That they May Face the Rising Sun and Memoir comes from here. John McGahern (12 November 1934â30 March 2006) was an Irish writer (in English). ...
Fenagh may not have been the most successful club in Leitrim in terms of titles won but this should not be the criterion of success - success to me is looking back on nearly a century of endeavour and saying "we played the game", like the Olympic ideal - participation not victory.
The coarab was the lay abbot or warden of the lands belonging to the church or monastery.
Sheridan, Fenagh, in which among other instructions, he pointed on that it was not necessary in forming a County Council to have all clubs represented on account of the long journey some of them would be obliged to travel.
The romantics favourites, Fenagh, came back from a four points deficit at half-time to dominate possession in the second half but their shooting in front of the posts was woeful to say the least.
Fenagh had serious problems, they were being exploited by the now rampant Smith and Nolan on their left hand side while their attack was kicking wides like they were going out of fashion.
Fenagh: Pat Butler, Ger Foley, Colin Hughes, Martin Farrell, James Nolan, Val Fleming (0-1), Michael Nolan, Patrick Walsh, Stephen OBrien (0-1), Paul Maher (0-2, 1f), Thomas Walsh (0-1), Barry Cox (0-1, 1f), Andrew Gaul (0-2, 1f), Patrick Nolan (0-1, 1f), John Hickey.